Can Erdogan Become A Friend Of Israel? 11 Reasons Say No

In describing why Apologizing to Turkey Would Undermine Israel’s Interests Twice Over, Evelyn Gordon gives some background on how Erdogan has been undermining Israel:

• Erdogan openly supports Hama
• His government actively backed last year’s flotilla, and
• Erdogan now plans a state visit toGaza. 
• He worked to block  UN sanctions on Iran,
• Erdogan undermined those sanctions by boosting Turkey’s gasoline exports to Tehran.
• He reportedly promised arms to Hezbollah. 
• He insisted that NATO’s planned missile-defense system not give Israel information on Iran. 
• Erdogan claimed Israel’s 2009 war with Hamas in Gaza was worse than the genocide in Darfur.
• Because his government refused to stop them, radical Islamist forced an Israeli theater to cancel an appearance in Turkey
• Israel cyclists were barred from an international bike race in Turkey because Syria and Iraq refused to participate if they did. 
• A Turkish-Israeli concert for religious tolerance was canceled after IHH, the viciously anti-Israel group behind the flotilla, insisted. 

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So, should Israel apologize to Turkey for defending itself aboard the Mavi Marmara from attack?
Better Erdogan should personally apologize for undermine another sovereign state

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